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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Governor Tom Corbett has signed a Pennsylvania bill expanding the castle doctrine.  Under the previous law, if a person faced the threat of death or serious bodily injury outside of their home or place of work was able to retreat with complete safety, self-defense with deadly force was not permitted.  With the new law, it is now permissible to meet a threat of death or serious bodily injury with deadly force regardless of the location as long as the person is legally permitted to be at the location.  The new bill also provides protection from civil liability for those who use deadly force legally.

For more information, go to:

https://bickerton-law.com/2011/06/20/in-the-news-pa-castle-doctrine-bill-passes-state-senate/

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11179/1156785-100.stm

http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/NewsReleases.aspx?ID=15275